Update: Listen to Paterson interview

Here’s a link to the WWRL interview with Paterson by Daily News columnist Errol Louis.

Paterson also alludes to issues surrounding the appointment of Richard Ravitch “that, believe me, I will be explaining to the Court of Appeals.”

Another gem:

“What we are dealing with is a media that have already decided the (2010 gubernatorial) election, and has pawns in the media who spend all their time — ingratiating themselves with their supervisors hoping they’ll get a better job — trying to promote that.”

Wait — there’s a better job than New York legislative correspondent?

And, later, this discussion:

Paterson: There’s no shame in losing; the shame is that you don’t fight.

Louis: All right, all right …

Paterson: And the feeling that I have is that these individuals who are more outside of government than in have this new thing — since the print media is dying; as much money as the state is losing, the print media is losing more money.

Louis:(Chuckling) Tell me about it.

Paterson: If the same people who were writing these articles, Errol, had to run the state they couldn’t do run it for five minutes, because they’re about to go under themselves. And the fact is that this state is alive and well and will balance its budget again in Spetember, and will be around a lot longer than their outlets are.